Every day, approximately 600 students across the U.S. are physically punished at school — hit with wooden paddles or struck by objects by adults charged with their education and care. While corporal ...

W ASHINGTON ( DC News Now) – A second allegation of corporal punishment at a Southeast D.C. elementary school is under ...

U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on April 23, 2025, permitting teachers to use physical force to discipline students. Trump's order rolls back guidance from previous Democratic ...

New allegations have come to late surrounding corporal punishment at DC Public Schools. Pritzker, wife made $1.4M on gambling ...

Florida is changing its approach to corporal punishment in schools. Starting this year, parents must approve before school districts can administer corporal punishment. According to the National ...

Florida's new law (HB 1255) mandates parental consent for corporal punishment in schools, effective July 1. Brevard Public Schools prohibits corporal punishment and has no plans to change its policy.

HEIDELBERG, Miss. (WDAM/CNN Newsource/WKRC) - A third grade student's arm was broken by corporal punishment from a school staff member, a paddling, that the child's mother gave permission for. The ...

In Alabama, it's still legal for parents, and in some cases schools, to physically use corporal punishment. While many states have banned the practice in classrooms, Alabama law allows corporal ...

OKLAHOMA CITY — A new state law will ban the spanking or paddling of disabled students in Oklahoma schools. While a State Department of Education rule previously prohibited teachers, principals or ...

Florida has changed how corporal punishment can be used in its public schools, requiring parents to give approval before the practice is administered. House Bill 1255, passed this spring, mandates ...